curassow
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cu·ras·sow
(ko͝or′ə-sō′, kyo͝or′-)n.
Any of several long-tailed, crested South and Central American game birds of the family Cracidae, related to the pheasants and domestic fowl.
[Alteration of Curaçao.]
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curassow
(ˈkjʊərəˌsəʊ)n
(Animals) any gallinaceous ground-nesting bird of the family Cracidae, of S North, Central, and South America. Curassows have long legs and tails and, typically, a distinctive crest of curled feathers. See also guan
[C17: anglicized variant of Curaçao (island)]
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cu•ras•sow
(ˈkyʊər əˌsoʊ, kyʊˈræs oʊ)n.
any of several large gallinaceous birds of the guan family, esp. of the genus Crax, typically crested, with bony casques above the bill.
[1675–85; after Curaçao]
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| Noun | 1. |  curassow - large crested arboreal game bird of warm parts of the Americas having long legs and tails; highly esteemed as game and foodgallinacean, gallinaceous bird - heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds Crax, genus Crax - type genus of the Cracidae: curassows |
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